![]() ![]() It was a story about strong, resilient Congolese women. MINDY: I didn’t want to write a memoir because it wasn’t a story about me. I found that writing about a young female changemaker was actually therapeutic in my activist path.ĮYE: Why did you decide to do a fiction book instead of non-fiction or maybe a documentary since you had made a film, Stalled? I had been reading a lot of stories of rape and atrocity in Congo, and what was really missing from the narrative were stories of female heroes.įor me, the only way I was going to learn more about the Congo was to actually find those glimmers of hope, because it’s too gut wrenching to just hear about the tragedy there. MINDY UHRLAUB: I really don’t know what I intended when I wrote it. Publisher’s Weekly said it was “fiction with a conscience.” Is that what you intended when writing it? Mindy took a break to share her insights with TWE…ĮYE: Your story, Unnatural Resources, is not shy about depicting violence and gut-wrenching atrocities women and girls face in Congo. In addition to bringing awareness of the unfathomable conditions there, Mindy is also drawing attention to ALS. What is unnatural for Mindy is the perception that women are victims and don’t fight back. Her book is fiction based on fact, centered on Therese, an abused young girl in Congo who ultimately shows she is strong and resilient with remarkable resources. If I was going to write a fiction book about people in Congo, I needed to know how they really looked when they were celebrating and mourning…you can write just the facts, but to let your reading breathe you need to have the atmosphere and so I went.” ![]() “Doing it from my home in California was not the way to do it. Mindy’s book Unnatural Resources explores the atrocities and tragedies happening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Author, filmmaker, musician, and mom Mindy Uhrlaub is one very intriguing activist. I am always intrigued with people who are activists and what motivates them. ![]()
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